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Psychological demands of technology, or how you...

aneel
October 03, 2014

Psychological demands of technology, or how your product is killing my self-esteem - Monktoberfest 2014

Closing talk at Monktoberfest 2014 - http://monktoberfest.com

More info and video in blog post: https://medium.com/@aneel/change-hurts-42ba5612dbaa

Centered on the idea that change is hard and asking people to change is hard because the act of change breaks a bit of self-esteem. We should provide ways to support people in change through design, community and other sources of efficacy -> confidence -> self-esteem that can fill the gaps we create when we break old behaviors (or ideas) to create new ones.

aneel

October 03, 2014
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  1.   Geek   è  Facts  win     Only  child

      è  Bad  at  empathy  
  2.   Changing  behavior   è  Hurts       Community

     support   è  Fills  the  gap